Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 42:16-19
16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259of your numberto getוְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251;the rest of youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859will be confinedהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631so that the truthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may be testedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ אִתְּכֶ֑םve.yi.ba.cha.Nu 'i.te.KhemH974H854.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are untrueלֹ֕אlo'H3808,then as surely as Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּ֥יfar.'Oh kiH6547H3588livesחֵ֣יcheiH2416,youאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270!”
18and on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117heיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֤ם'a.le.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853, “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589fearיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.So doעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063and you will liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421:
19Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּ֔ם אֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.Tem 'a.chi.KhemH859H251are honestכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651,leave oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259of your brothers in custodyיֵאָסֵ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םye.'a.Ser be.Veit mish.mar.KhemH631H1004H4929while the rest of youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980and take backהָבִ֔יאוּha.Vi.'uH935grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668to relieve the hungerרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ba.tei.KhemH1004.
Commentaries on Genesis 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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